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10 Dollars - George VI Gray
| Issuer | Government of British Honduras |
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| Year | 1947-1951 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | THE GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH HONDURAS THESE NOTES ARE LEGAL TENDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNT TEN DOLLARS For the GOVERNMENT of BRITISH HONDURAS BELIZE, 1st JUNE, 1951. COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY $10 SUB • UMBRA • FLOREO |
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| Reverse lettering | THE GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH HONDURAS |
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British Honduras operated on a dollar pegged to the British West Indian dollar and, through it, to sterling — meaning this high-denomination note existed primarily for commercial and intercolonial transfers rather than everyday trade in a colony where most transactions ran well below a dollar. The 1947–1951 window brackets the period of postwar austerity in Britain, which had a direct knock-on effect on colonial currency orders: De La Rue was managing backlogs across multiple territories simultaneously, and British Honduras was a low-priority client.
P#27 is the scarcer of the George VI dollar issues from this issuer, with the ten-dollar face value limiting its practical circulation to merchants and government offices. The gray colorway distinguishes it from the earlier wartime issues in the series.